Simple Living In Nancy: Wonder Food Museum, Penang - Introducing Malaysian Street Food.

Friday, 12 October 2018

Wonder Food Museum, Penang - Introducing Malaysian Street Food.

After a heavy dim sum breakfast, we visited this Wonder Food Museum at Lebuh Pantai, Penang. Very unique and different from the usual museums. A very fun place to visit. This museum is open to the public daily from 9 am to 6 pm. Entrance fee is $15 for adults and $10 for seniors. Nowadays, we are enjoying our senior's privileges.

This is a giant bowl of cendul ice in front of the entrance.

At a glance you will think that it is a real one.

Step inside to feast your eyes on food that will make you hungry.

Looks like we can start a food business soon, selling fried noodles and pulled tea (teh tarik).

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Be Warned!

A visit to Wonderfood Museum will make you hungry.

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MALAYSIAN DAILY EATING PATTERN

Malaysians just love to eat! In fact, the average Malaysian can eat up to six meals a day. A typical day can start with breakfast, then a light snack before lunch, followed by the actual lunch. A light bowl of noodles can fill any gaps between 4 pm to 5 pm followed by dinner as the main meal of the day and later - supper at about 10 pm. Hawkers serve to that schedule with some appearing in the mornings, others after dark. In most of the cities in Malaysia, though, it's no trouble to find street food at any hour of the day. For takeaways - there's a lot to eat, and a lot of meals in which to do so.

(quote taken from Wonderfood museum).

A fried egg
(So tempted to touch and to feel to prove that it is not real)

Nasi Lemak - Malay style breakfast.
This breakfast will last you till dinner.

Fried noodle (char koay teow) served on banana leaf.

(Flat rice noodle, prawns, cockles, beansprouts, chives, egg)

Pasembor - Rojak Mamak or Malaysian salad

(boiled potato, fried bean curd, beansprouts, prawn fritters, fried octopus, shredded turnip and cucumber, served with sweet and spicy peanut sauce)

Ice Kacang (ABC) or Iced Beans

It is commonly known as ABC meaning Air Batu Campur (mixed ice).

(Jelly, palm seed or attap chee, red beans, peanuts, sweet corn, shaved ice, ice cream, etc.)

Prawn noodle

(rice vermicelli, yellow noodle, prawns, water convolvulus, pork slices, hard boiled egg, crispy fried onions, spicy prawn broth)

Oh Chien (Fried Oyster Omelette)

(Omelette with small oysters, potato or tapioca starch, egg batter)

Penang version Chee Cheong Fun

(steamed flour rolls, chili sauce, prawn paste, sesame seeds)

Meat Satay

(small pieces of marinated meat grilled on a bamboo skewer and served with sweet spicy peanut sauce)

Curry noodles

(Yellow noodle, spicy broth with coconut milk, long beans, fried bean curd puff, cuttlefish, prawns and cockles)

Assam Laksa

(rice noodle served with sour broth made of fish and tamarind, topped with shredded pineapple, onions, cucumber, lettuce, chilies, bunga kantan)

Penang Rojak or Mixed Fruit Salad

(fresh crunchy fruits and vegetables, served with thick black gluey sauce and roughly ground peanuts)

Sweet Cendul with ice shaving
(long green rice flour jelly, coconut milk, palm sugar, and red beans)

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DIFFERENT MALAYSIAN FOOD, SAME MALAYSIAN LOVE

Food is symbolic of love when words are inadequate. But Malaysian food takes it to the next level and we Malaysians know it! Our food has always been the gesture of peace which allows us to sit, eat and enjoy each other's company despite our differences. It is our differences that makes us unique. Malaysians are at our best when we gather, especially for food! There will be no empty seats around the dining table and the table is somehow always over laden with food. Throw in the perfect fusion of a aromatic dishes complementing loud laughter, that is what makes us Malaysian.